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CalamityKate posted:We're at a point in the economy where you're going to see people haggling more everywhere, retail, wherever. It's going to get worse if nothing else. And if your store really doesn't negotiate on pricing, then it is in the minority. Just like car dealerships, people go into jewelery stores expecting the price to be marked up. Exactly, especially when many major jewelry stores mark up their stuff by 50-70%, and everyone knows it.
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kimihia posted:None of my guests are obligated to attend (and so far there are only three couples on the guest list who don't live locally, so the journey is not an issue). None of my guests are obligated to purchase presents. No, no one is obligated to attend or to buy you a gift. However, for those who do attend and bring gifts, it's pretty tacky of you guys not to offer some sort of free food and drink. If you didn't want to spend a lot of money on a reception, you should have invited fewer guests.
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do what now posted:From what I learned from wedding how-to books and my wedding planner, cash bars are considered big faux-paxs. From my experience as a wedding photographer, people get really upset about them. I'm guessing that giving some guests full free bar and others a cash bar (or vouchers) will also not go over very well. This sounds like a perfectly reasonable compromise to me. It's just a nice gesture to have something for your guests that won't cost them even more money than they've likely already spent to be there.
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brc64 posted:
It's pretty common. I think most of the married women I know have done this (though not all). Personally, I don't think I would ever do it for a couple of reasons. I don't find it very aesthetically pleasing (but of course that comes down to personal taste!). Also, there are some situations where I might not want to wear my engagement ring (because I'd be afraid of chipping or scratching the stone) but I would want to wear my wedding band.
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NintyFresh posted:Speaking of my engagement...looks like it'll be another year longer due to the economy. We were planning on a summer 2010 wedding with planning starting next summer, but mainly due to the uncertainty of finding a job for my fiance when he graduates this spring and myself in 2010, our parents would prefer us to wait another year longer to make sure we have stable jobs. I understand it, but it just sucks to wait another year...even if it makes it a bit easier for us to get our far away families to come. Especially when I was all ready to look at wedding dresses this summer. Seconding elopement. I'm trying to convince my boyfriend that this is what we should do because he wants to propose but doesn't have the money right now for the kind of ring he wants to get me or the kind of wedding he thinks I want to have. He has these grandiose ideas of getting me a pretty ring and having a pretty wedding. I told him I just want to be married, ring or no ring, and if all we can afford is a trip to the courthouse that's fine by me. What it comes down to is that you guys will never have "enough" money to feel stable. There will always be new expenses and financial uncertainties and if you wait for those to go away, you'll be waiting forever. If you're both sure you want to marry each other, you might as well just do it.  You said that your parents are the ones suggesting you wait until 2011. Are they supportive of you guys getting married? Maybe they're trying to get you to wait for other reasons.
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